Nebraska Wesleyan University - Plainsman Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

Page 27 text:

c I i.|..r Picture: IN UK. ■ I A l; KS CI.ASSKOOM. Ilr.iii.r AiiilcTsiin, of Lin- ridn. iiitlifntcs :i point to KoiiK Morrell, of Scotti- lilufr. o I.dW.T rictiin-: GEOL- (»;V FIEI.n T K 1 I ' TO VANKEK HILL. From lift MriiMiiil circle: Eugene La ViiTiciL Lelaiiil McAllis- ter, Venus I ' otts. Emily Mnticka. kneeliiifr. in lifc ' lit I ' oaf, Kr.iuces Heacli. Cleini Carter, Dr. I ' 1 a r k, I i ii Lillrell. KeUIietll .N,Ve. GtoG 4V 7Y

Page 26 text:

DK. KUSE U. ( ' LAKK By C. SHARP Mainspring of Wesleyan ' s depart- ment of geography and geology is Rose B. Clark, who holds from the Univer- sity of Nebraska an A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. luch of the work for the two higher degrees was done at the Uni- versity of Chicago and at New York with the American Geo graphical So- ciety under direction of Dr. Isaiah Bowman, who is now president of Johns Hopkins. Dr. Clark is listed in American Men of Science, Who ' s Wlio in America, Wfio ' s Who Among Am- erican Women, Leading Women of America, and Who ' s Who Among North American Authors. In 1932 Dr. Clark succeeded Pro- fessor W. G. Bishop, founder and head of the department of geography. Dr. Clark has been head of the depart- ment of geography at Peru state teach- ers college, and has taught as guest lecturer in summer sessions at the University of Nebraska, at Western Reserve in Cleveland, and at liami University, a state university at Ox- ford, Ohio. Author Dr. Clark is author of the books. Geography In the Grades, Geography of Nebraska, Unit Studies in Geogra- phy, which was listed by the A. L. A. as one of the 60 best books in Educa- tion of the year, and Geography In the Schools of Europe. These books have been written into the courses of study of most modern public schools of America. Geography-Geology When Rose B. Clark left a super- ising project in the W ' esleyan Train- ing schools to become head of Wes- leyan ' s department of geography and geology, she brought a teaching tech- nique that has resulted in the securing of state and nationwide recognition for her graduates. Harvey Thompkins, ' 36, after graduate study at the Uni- versity of Nebraska, is a Junior Soil Technologist at Blair, Nebraska. Dr. Walter Hansen is professor of geog- raphy at North Texas State Teachers College. One of the highest honors brought to Wesleyan was bestowed this year when Ralph Olson, 35, re- ceived an American Field Service fel- lowship from the Institute of Inter- national Education, which entitled him to a year of European study. He is writing his doctoral dissertation on the political geography of Luxem- bourg. Facts are stupid things until they arc brought into connection with some general law. — Louis Agassiz. TITLE PACE FROM ONE OF DR. CLARK ' S BOOKS: REPORT OF THE COMMISSIO.V ON THE SOCIAL STUDIES GEOGRAPHY IN RELATION TO THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Isaiah Bowman iilOGRAPHV IN THE SCHOOLS OF EUROPE BY Rose B C lark CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS ) OR L; CRICiGO N f K ANCISCO ■OSTOS ATLANTA DALLAS In the yellow hills of India at a town named Cherrapunji. four hun- dred inches of rain fall in one year. In the Libyan erg, a temperature of 150° Fahrenheit sometimes occurs, and a man must not touch the barrel of the rifle he carries. Why so much rain? and what is an erg, and who cares? Eighteen weeks of Human Geography under the skilful question- ing of Dr. Clark will unfold and inte- grate a living story that will not only answer such questions but will con- tain principles by which the great phenomena of the world can be inter- preted. Field Tour When students see the state ' s largest cement plant in action, visit rock quar- ries and brick kilns in operation, and are shown conservation projects where the long hills are laid out in great contoured patterns, they know that modern college geography is concerned with far more than the location of dots on a map. It is not implied that maps have a minor place in the de- partment. Maps are studied, made and interpreted, maps that show drain- age systems and patterns, that show how mountains form the backbone of a continent, how soil types are dis- tributed over a continent, and the way ores and minerals are distributed among nations. don ' t want a broken string of beads. — Dr. Clark. Human Geography and Physical Geology, with their illuminating prin- ciples, are the bases for courses in economic geography, for regional studies and conservation courses which show why the cities of the world are where they are, why the trade routes follow the paths they do, and why some nations have not the vital re- sources that would have made them great. Facts learned in the study of geog- raphy are assimilated by the writing of units which cover a related set of learnings. Writing a unit is a painful process, but it teaches the assembly, selection, and organization of facts as no other way of learning can do, and it largely alleviates the pain of ex- aminations. (2«)

Page 28 text:

■ iSfc -- • Gonial, smiling Coach Dwight Thomas came to Wcslcyan in 11)37. His avocation ninsic, Coach Tliomas is pla.viii r his second season with Lincoln . ' s niplmn.v urclicslra. li;is iila.vcd with Denver Mnnii-ipal haml. and under Sons;i and Inness. Gradnatc of .Nel.raslia I ' iii I ' .iis. Thomas was senior niana;;inK edilor et tlic C ' ornhuskcr, member of Aliilia Tan Omega, member of the Innocents. j iX Coach Dwight Thomas riM ' ' (2G)